Discovering Me

Chapter 3-Imperfect strangers

"What did you mean by 'it's a date'?"I blurted

"Exactly what you think dear" Reya replied with a annoying smile on her face.

"But-but why?!" 

"Didn't you see that Harris guy he was flirting with you ,badly, I know but it still counts as flirting, also Armaans cute"

"You like a boy, Armaan?" I said

"Off course I like boys and I didn't say I liked him I said he was cute" she snapped.

"Keep your hair on , love"

"And anyways Harris only said one sentence to me okay" I continued ,my words laced with annoyance.

"Maybe he's shy" she replied

"Maybe, why are we here?" I said looking around at all the designer shops we were at The Dubai Mall, it was just so grand, there were all sorts of shops here small ones, big ones, cutesy one and dark ones with antiques. I had no interest in shopping whatsoever but I was still taken aback by all this.

"I need some new Chanel sunnies, and I also need to pick some NO'5 ,so just be patient" she advised.

"You 'need' all these things" 

"Hmmm"

She picked up what she 'needed' from another gorgeous store and payed with her black credit card ,given to her by her management.

"Let's get some food! A cheeky Nandos maybe?" She said, even though she refused to eat out and didn't like eating after nine, she must've been really happy.

"Yes!" I replied,me being a complete foodie and all.

It was quite late when we got home 10:50 the clock said ,I know some people would disagree but I was so tired I could nod off any moment and so was Reya.

The house was warm and cosy as always even though it was incredibly modern and had a industrial vibe to it, Reya owned the apartment and she loved it oh so much , she used to always dream of having a house just like this , she had designed it herself so there was no chance of her not likening seeing as she was so particular with everything.

I skyped Nico , knowing it was still early in Toronto and he had probably already left for the gym, me and him met when I was on holiday in vancover we were in the same hotel a couple of years ago, and haven't lost touch since.

"Hey" I said

"Hey,what's up?" He replied

"The sky" I joked

"Very funny" he mumbled 

"How'd the show go?" he asked enthusiastically 

"Someone with green eyes said I was hot" I revealed jokingly, instantly remembering Harris's face he was cute I thought.

"So it went well then, was he cute"

"Meh, the show was amazing though, absolutely spectacular, also Reya invited two strangers over for tomorrow" I said a-matter-a-factly.

"What?!" He said sounding shocked just like Zachary, my elder brother, who Nico used to have a massive crush on.

"Yeah but one of them likes me" I said

"Creep Alert! Where the hell is she?!" He yelled.

"She is the hell here, how are you doing Nico?" She called , walking out of the bathroom.

"Did you invite Stangers to your house?"he interrogated 

"Nah-uh"

"I ain't stupid, I invited them for a dinner date at a restaurant" she said as she checked her phone.

"Oh Sugar! No!"Reya blurted, phone in hand.

"I forgot about the after party" 

"What after party?!" Me and Nico said in unison.

"For Fashion Week" 

"It's okay I'm not late I'll just get ready and go" she mumbled to her self, which she sometimes did unknowingly when she was stressed.

"Can I come?" I chided in

"I wish you could, but you're underage"

"There's gonna be alcohol also you're underage too!"I guessed

"Yeah, but I'll stay far away from drunk people and the bar, promise" she said looking scared maybe because she'd never see people drinking in real life and neither have I, I had seen all sorts of drunk people, but never seen someone actually drink anything, unless vaping and smoking was a drug I hadn't seen someone do drugs either, and neither had Reya.

"I have to go,meeting new people can boost my career, I'll stay near the exit, shit, Charlize is gonna kill me"

She returned from her double door closet looking as stunning as ever, she wore gold hoop earring keeping her warm toned skin colour in mind ,with a loose red blouse tucked into her black palazzo trousers, she work golden strapped heels and had shimmery makeup on perfect for a star-studded after party.

"How do I look?" she asked

"Perfect for the Yule Ball "I said throwing a Harry Potter reference to cheer her up.

She gave me a kiss goodbye, did a little curtesy and was gone.

I must've fallen asleep because a snapchat notification later woke me up, it was 15 minutes after Reya had left. I opened it to see a picture or herself ,Bruno Mars !!! and a blond girl. None of them looked intoxicated so I guessed she must've been hanging out with the sober people. There was also a text :

I'm coming home! Tell you everything later!xR

 I zoomed into the background thinking I've spotted something, and low and behold there was Harris Jung with a empty shot glass in one and a girl in the other, who he seemed to be really close to, even though I'd just met him I felt jealous, did I like him? I asked myself again.

I'll ask Reya later I thought.